Barring a last minute agreement, 28,000 members of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees and Council 6 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will go on strike this coming Monday. The original September 17 strike deadline---approved several weeks ago---was extended to October 1 following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Governor Jesse Ventura has remained quiet on the issue, leaving negotiations to the state employee relations commissioner, and ordering the National Guard to undergo training in the provision of critical services that may be struck.
See "Minnesota State Workers Prepare to Strike", Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2001